the gang’s out tonight!

“…and for a second there

these silly little delusions

looked to me like

big subtle breakthroughs of truth.”

- d.c.

perfectquote:

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”

—Audrey Hepburn

Alternatively:

“There is nothing that is impossible - they’re merely things that haven’t been done yet.”

— Hugo Rune

I just wanna see everyone win in life. So if you see this I’m rooting for you.

Tag that someone you’re rooting for ✨

Here I am with the third part of July’s themed week in “Throwback Thursday”! Today’s subject is another release by the Japanese metal band Unlucky Morpheus, but this time we go back to the eighth album Hypothetical Box Act 2, released on 5th May 2010 and part of their touhou repertory. This release is nothing else than a re-registered version of their debut work, released two years earlier, with the addition of three tracks, all taken from the works of the touhou musician Zun. And now… let’s review!

-Hypothetical Box: the title-track opens the album, a short SE featuring a pretty clear gothic melody, accompained by a sweet violin and a nice drum work.

-Dragon Force: Fuki’s voice introduces this song, accompained by the violin, leading up to a decise rhythm, well underlined by the guitar, along with the notable use of electronic within the melody, thanks to Shiren’s distinctive work; a really good track, with a virtuous guitar solo. —> 9/10

-Karasu tengu (Raven tengu): this song starts with an electronic intro, along with an energetic and positive guitar, leading the melody with a pretty paced rhythm; the vocals are intense and charismatic, wrapped into a good melody; another good track, with another good guitar solo. —> 8.5/10

-Siva: energetic guitar notes open this song, in a fast rhythm and a melody, well characterized by the guitar; Fuki’s voice is quite living, even if there’s some roughness, a sign that she was only in her beginning phase as singer; a quite nice song, maintaining the style offered so far in the album. —> 8.5/10

-The Tower of the Blood: the violin kicks off the song, in a paced rhythm and a melody driven by a good guitar work; the vocals are quite balanced and deeper than expected, showing that Fuki is a really versatile singer; an awesome song, whose technique and virtuosism can’t go unnoticed. —> 9/10

-Hanasaku haru no aru kagiri (Until there’s a blooming spring): this song starts with melodious notes, mainly electronic; Fuki’s voice is pretty clear, driving up a simple but quite enjoyable metal melody; a nice song, which keeps high the atmosphere of the album. —> 8/10

-Mouryou no misshitsu (Closed room): the song is opened by a virtuous guitar, featuring a paced rhythm, where Fuki’s voice is intense and brings out interesting notes; the melody is well built by the guitar, especially in the solo, bringing in a nice neoclassical shade, making the song more interesting. —> 8.5/10

-Sono tamashii ni yasuragi o ～Dignity of Spirit (May the soul rest in peace ～Dignity of Spirit): the album ends with a pretty long track, opened by warm guitar notes, along with Fuki’s soft vocals, which become melting throughout the song; the rhythm becomes more intense and stronger, where the guitar accelerates the melody with fast notes, developing a rapid and energetic sound in the second movement; the main highlight of the song is definitely Fuki, whose versatility is able to keep up the song without letting it be boring; a song which moves in many levels, between potency, feelings and technique. —> 9/10

Final Vote —> 9/10

In their earlier phase, Unlucky Morpheus had only two official members: Fuki, lead singer and Shiren, guitarist and even programmer, making him responsible for the composition of melodies in each song, as it happens in most touhou projects, where the sound is essentially composed by instruments played electronically. This reduced line-up gives a different perspective of this band compared to what we know about them today and this album, their most representative work of this branch characterizing most of their discography, shows that they are able to bring in good music, despite the different musical approach. Energetic melodies, well shaded by electronic effects, a great virtuosism, brought up by Shiren’s talent and an unique vocal versatility, given by a emerging Fuki, still walking in the path that brought her to become one of the most renowned vocalists of Japanese metal scene, are the main elements of a really good metal album. Shortly, from any side you want to see, Unlucky Morpheus never disappoints, even if a synthesizer domains in the melody. An album for who loves touhou music and who is looking for a good metal act, better than what it can seem.

That’s all folks! See you with the final part of July’s themed week in “Focusing on”!

Thanks for the reading!

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